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E-BIKE RIDER ARRESTED FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AFTER TRYING TO CONCEAL BATTERY PACK

By James Ockenden on February 2, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

CEMENT TRUCK DRIVER WANTED AFTER FATAL HIT-AND-RUN

By James Ockenden on February 1, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

3 DEAD, 90 INJURED IN DEADLIEST LUNAR NEW YEAR ON THE ROADS SINCE 2006

By James Ockenden on January 22, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

CHINA CONCRETE AND FORMER JUSTICE SEC FAIL HIGH COURT BID AGAINST GOVT SHUTDOWN ORDER: YET BANDIT PLANT STILL RUNNING

By James Ockenden on January 21, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

TRIAD WHO ATTACKED BUS FOUNDER ARRESTED IN DRUG FACTORY HOME, $2M COCAINE AND CASH SEIZED

By James Ockenden on January 13, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

A TAXING WALK NO MORE: GOVT WILL ADD GREEN MAN CROSSING OUTSIDE NEW TAX BUILDING

By James Ockenden on January 10, 2023 • ( 2 Comments )

MOTORISTS SHRUG OFF NEW POLICE PARKING ENFORCEMENT SCHEME

By James Ockenden on May 22, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Local motorists ignored a new police “Video Recording Traffic Enforcement Zone” on Queen’s Road Central this week, with illegal parking, double parking and illegal unloading on double yellow lines as rampant as […]

POLICE TIGHT-LIPPED ON NATIONAL SECURITY DIRECTOR’S BROTHEL PARKING HABITS

By James Ockenden on May 20, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

Police have refused to comment on the brothel parking habits of National Security Director Frederic Choi Chin-pang, claiming Choi’s case is still open and “pending legal advice”. “As the case is still […]

GOVT FAILURE ON CYCLE DATA REFLECTS FAILURE TO SUPPORT CYCLING: ALLIANCE CHAIRMAN

By James Ockenden on May 20, 2021 • ( 2 Comments )

The government’s failure to collect data on cycling reflects the city’s failure to support cycling and leaves officials in the dark when it comes to developing transport policy, according to the chairman […]

“NO CRIMINAL ACTS FOUND”: POLICE TRIAD PARKING PROBE COMES UP EMPTY-HANDED

By James Ockenden on May 14, 2021 • ( 3 Comments )

Police say there is no evidence of criminal activity surrounding Tsim Sha Tsui car jockeys, claiming operations against parking gangs have proved fruitless. “Thematic operations have been mounted regularly by the District […]

PUBLIC IN THE DARK OVER FRESH 2-YEAR $5.4M PEDESTRIAN SIGN STUDY

By James Ockenden on May 13, 2021 • ( 1 Comment )

Hong Kongers are to be kept in the dark over a two-year HK$5.4 million contract to conduct a feasibility study into the development of a new pedestrian wayfinding signage system for the […]

CONTRACTOR FINED $54 FOR 4-MONTH PUBLIC TOILET REPAIR DELAY

By James Ockenden on May 13, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

An Ombudsman probe into mis-management of public toilets has revealed paltry fines dished out to tardy contractors, including one $54 fine for a contractor who delayed repair work by 125 days and […]

SINGAPORE MANDATES WRITTEN THEORY TESTS FOR E-MOBILITY RIDERS

By James Ockenden on May 11, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

E-mobility riders in Singapore will need to take an online test before they can take to the roads from 30 June, with quizzes on speed limits, rules of the roads, and device […]

HK ELECTRIC BLAMES “SITE CONSTRAINTS” FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY FIASCO

By James Ockenden on May 10, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

In a lengthy and contradictory statement, Hongkong Electric (HEC) says there is no question of it trying to evade safety laws at worksites, after a site in Wan Chai was found to […]

WESTERNER KILLED IN MOTORBIKE TRUCK SMASH

By James Ockenden on May 8, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

A 38-year old man crushed by a dump truck in Kowloon Bay on Thursday died in hospital yesterday afternoon. The man, described by police as “a foreigner” and named as Mr Smith, […]

PEAK TRAM UPGRADE CREW STILL STUCK OUTSIDE HK, NEW TRAMS DELAYED

By James Ockenden on May 5, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )

The Peak Tram’s upgrade to longer trams continues to be delayed as essential contractors have been unable to enter the city, according to a Peak Tram staff member. The new double-length trams […]

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E-BIKE RIDER ARRESTED FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AFTER TRYING TO CONCEAL BATTERY PACK

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  • E-BIKE RIDER ARRESTED FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AFTER TRYING TO CONCEAL BATTERY PACK February 2, 2023
  • CEMENT TRUCK DRIVER WANTED AFTER FATAL HIT-AND-RUN February 1, 2023
  • 3 DEAD, 90 INJURED IN DEADLIEST LUNAR NEW YEAR ON THE ROADS SINCE 2006 January 22, 2023
  • CHINA CONCRETE AND FORMER JUSTICE SEC FAIL HIGH COURT BID AGAINST GOVT SHUTDOWN ORDER: YET BANDIT PLANT STILL RUNNING January 21, 2023
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